The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 PM
6:42 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1323
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 8.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 23.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.23° / 1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / -0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.31° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.